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Troubleshooting GenMAC/GENMU

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Andi B.:

--- Quote from: Doug Bissett on October 17, 2024, 03:28:01 am ---FTR, I haven't been able to configure my IBM ThinkPad T43 to work with GENMU. I have, obviously, missed something. I can get the computer to ...
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I've a T43 somewhere in the store which I'm pretty sure with working wlan. I think I've posted somewhere the device ids of all my computers which I know working well. If you're really wanna play with your T43, (T42p, T60) I may have to dig it out to check.

aziz:
The computer in question is a HP desktop model, that came without any wifi adapter and has no on/off switch for radio. I think I am experiencing the same problem as Doug, i.e. The "cable" is disconnected. I am inclined to belief it means that the radio is not turned on. Upon research it turned out other people have experienced the same problem, using different operating systems. As a workaround the following video mentions to cover pin 20 with insulation tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAKcmlaH1M . I am a  bit hesitant to perform this modification, because it was a PITA to put the card in the computer in the first place, especially attaching the antenna's without proper tooling is troublesome. Furthermore linux is able to turn the radio on, so there should be a way of achieving the desired result using just software. Unfortunately I have no idea how the driver implements the activation of radio, what the deficiencies of the current driver are and how to fix them (especially without source code). 

Doug Bissett:

--- Quote ---I've a T43 somewhere in the store which I'm pretty sure with working wlan.
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My T43 (1871 model, but that shouldn't matter) did work, with no troubles, but that was a wile back. Obviously something went wrong, somewhere. I need to find some time to play with it. It does work in winXP, so the hardware is okay.

Andi B.:

--- Quote from: Doug Bissett on October 17, 2024, 06:02:35 pm ---
--- Quote ---I've a T43 somewhere in the store which I'm pretty sure with working wlan.
--- End quote ---

My T43 (1871 model, but that shouldn't matter) did work, with no troubles, but that was a wile back. Obviously something went wrong, somewhere. I need to find some time to play with it. It does work in winXP, so the hardware is okay.

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Probably you know it anyway but what comes to mind are -
- disable Energy saving in XP WLAN driver setting
- shut down XP while WLAN is acitve

Doug Bissett:

--- Quote ---Probably you know it anyway but what comes to mind are -
- disable Energy saving in XP WLAN driver setting
- shut down XP while WLAN is acitve
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Neither helped. I think I was messing with this, a couple of years ago, so I did a clean install of ArcaOS 5.0.8. After adding a profile, it works.

That is, it works with WPA-PSK, and NOT with WPA2-PSK. That has always been the case, with this machine (WPA2-PSK does work in winXP). If I was actually going to use this, I would do more tweaking in the settings.

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